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Center Valley, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

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official_nameCenter Valley, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeUnincorporated community
image_skylineCentennial Bridge, Station Avenue spanning Saucon Creek, Center Valley (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania).jpg
image_captionCentennial Bridge in Center Valley in March 1996
map_captionLocation of Center Valley in Pennsylvania
pushpin_mapPennsylvania#USA
pushpin_labelCenter Valley
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Lehigh
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Upper Saucon
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft443
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP Code
postal_code18034
area_codes610 and 484
blank_nameGNIS feature ID
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Center Valley is an unincorporated community located one mile north of Coopersburg, at the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 309 and 378 in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

History

Centennial Bridge in Center Valley, built in 1876, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The bridge was demolished in 2013.

Commerce and businesses

Stabler Corporate Center, one of the largest areas of land being developed in the Lehigh Valley, is located in Center Valley. In October 2006, Promenade Saucon Valley, the Lehigh Valley's highest-end outdoor mall, opened in Center Valley. The mall includes a variety of shops and businesses.

Center Valley is also home to the public library called Southern Lehigh Public Library.

Center Valley also is the headquarters of Olympus Corporation for the Americas, JetPay, Aesculap (a subsidiary of B. Braun), and the Patriot League, a college athletic conference with 24 men's and women's collegiate sports. The city also holds large regional offices for Dun & Bradstreet and Mass Mutual.

Demographics

As of 2021, 10,345 people are living in Center Valley. The racial breakdown of the valley is 86.8% White, 5.3% Hispanic, 0.7% African American, 3.1% Asian, and 4.2% other.

Last updated in 2021, it was said that the average income of Center Valley is higher than the average overall in the United States. The average earning per household is around $122,000.

Education

Primary and secondary education

Center Valley is part of the Southern Lehigh School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley.

Southern Lehigh School District has a total of 3,047 students as of the 2023–2024 school year and a total of 196 teachers.

Colleges and universities

Two campuses of higher education are located in Center Valley:

  • DeSales University
  • Penn State Lehigh Valley

Notable people

  • Ed Freed, former professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies
  • Beatrice Kemmerer, former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

References

References

  1. {{cite gnis. 1171463. Center Valley
  2. {{NRISref
  3. [http://www.thepromenadeshopsatsauconvalley.com/ The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley]
  4. "Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce".
  5. "Center Valley, Pa Demographics".
  6. "Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Center Valley, PA".
  7. "The Highest and Lowest Income Areas in Center Valley, PA".
  8. "National Center for Education Statistics".
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